Kicking Iraq Down the Road

By

Tim Annett

Updated May 24, 2007 4:55 p.m. ET

Congress is on the cusp of passing a war-funding bill after months of brawling over timelines for withdrawal from Iraq. But if the measure's approval marks the end of one fight, it also sets the ground for another come the fall.

President Bush, fielding questions on a range of issues at a news conference in the White House Rose Garden, said that he supports Congress's latest attempt at a bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The president vetoed a previous effort that bankrolled combat operations while imposing a...